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!3r ' enly viKiur. that came to him on his I way, by which he *a» appoint«d to ; be the herald of the gospel to the Gen- tiles. He sums up t) e Christian life in three stages: (1) repentance (2) turning to G<'d (.T) a new life. V. 23. He lays stre&s upon two of the peat doctriaos of the Christian n w Ai .vniB*.. i rpligion, which had a very prominent D«eember 2. Letton IX, P«"' Before p,^^*^ ^^ p^^,,^ preachingf and which Sunday School Le^on L Hit Judgesâ€" Act* 24: 24-27; 28 19-29. Golden Text â€" I wa* not dis- obedient un:o the heavenly vision. â€" AcU 26: IS. ANALYSIS. he found predicted in the Old Testa ( nient, nanwly, the crucifixion and the resurrection. v. 24. Feotus, with his Roman up- brin^inK, could not uncers'tund the en- thusiasm and spiritual insifht of this I. THE TRIAL bekurj: FEI.I.X, 24: 24-28. strancc prisoner and he fears that his II. THE TUiAL BERiitE A'jiiiri'.\, 20: mind hus been Unhinged by much road- ing and solitude. V 25. In calm, courteous, but de- 19-29. Introduction- -The arrest at Joru- Miem had far-reaching consequences. ll'lj?*i"*-''' „^'','*^ 'T "^''^'^ -^^'^ The story in Acts tells of the different L .-*,/'" "J ''frt t'*,?'"'^.,,^^'"?'^'' ' to t<>stify to the fact that the whole country has lieard of the fame of this movement. 8i>eeohes which Paul made in his de fence, after the long imprisonment which he endured at Caesarea. It is probable that he had a considerable amount of freedom when there; but, nevertheless, he must have often chaf v. 27. Paul knows that Agrippa ci.r.not deny the validity of Old Testa- ment prophecy, and he hopes to be m;vfrini-ipss, ne musi, nave oiien cnai- 1 „i i~ »„ .t i,~ „, j n.- i • ii. i ed against the--* limits placed upon "'/'*:,*", "^u ^ f ib^ ' <= »'"? t^a^ his activity. Luke was his compan- ' ^.^"f * is the only fulfilment of tho.r ion durmg part of this time and they, j ,' oii' n„^ A„^!,^r>n «.iii „^t -..^ no doubt, oftc-n discusstHl the funda- )-J^- ,?"' ^^Tf** will not com- «,nntni= Xf »v,«;,. Koii^f „„ I \Ji. ""t hinvself, and with a icst he turns r,X v.f „!r.«Hv . L/v: ,; '^ ^"?'; ^^ ^U aside. "You think you can make W 1,;^ .;»« „rv^,/^L.^ ^"^ "'"'T'"' "'* a Christian all in a minute." The thin,"?* w ./*Krvn^- â- ^""^2',="^H"'«'ining is not quite clear. It may ^^L?»; ^.V ^ Kpho!..ans. Phil.p- 1 ,; jf/j^ „ .^ort time, or by a short pians and (o'crfians m this period of . aruument Paul's life, but most prefer to assign y. 29. ' Paul replies that, whether them to the later ""prisonment at k,^. ,^^ ^^ ^hort argument, he would ♦^Tw * "'^^\^ 7n *^^ *^''! like to count Agrippa ami all others time was not wasUni, and Paul wouUI • „, ,„embers of Christ. He would have penetrate more and more deeply into, them like himself, except for the the mysteries of the gospel of Christ. ^ ^^ains on his hands, or feet I. THE TRIAL BEFORE FELIX, 24 : 24-28. V. 24. Felix, Procurator of Judtca and Samaria, had a strange career. Originally a Greek slave, he had ob- tained free<lom through the influence of the mother of Claudius, th? KmpT- or, and he was the firs-t free<l man who had held such an office in the Empirf. The Roman historian, Tacitus, says of him that, "With all manner of cruelty and lust he exercised the power of a king in the temper of a slave." Felix had married thrice and his present wife was a Jewess, who naturally would be anxious to see and hear one Whose character had been so much discussed. V. 25. It is possible that Felix had taken some pt rsonnl interest in t'le movement which-was so directly tsso- ciated with the religious life of his life's people, but Paul saw that y.wU Jnle rest was ver? superficial, aVii' that the real weakness of his jud«re l;iy m his character. It is suggesti>'p that he makes no mention of Christ, .is was th" usual ea".e in his sermons, I'Ut he reasons of rightoouness, temperance and judgment to come. The mes.sage had so powerful an effect upon Felix that he had to bid Paul cease from his preaching till another opportunity miirht arise. • V. 26. Here a. further light is cast upon U'.e ehiirattcr of FefTx. It was no unusual" thing for prisoner.'? to briI>o their judges, and Felix hoped that this strangC' man might have Bome special source of revenue. V. 27. Probably in A.O. 50, Porcius Festiis took the place of Felix. Evi- dently there was no just cause why, Paul should not be released, except' that it might cause unpleasantness umopg the .lewish authorities. Fe.stus Is not well known to us from secular history, but cyid^tly ho had a better sense of justfco ,than his predecessor.' His lot, however, was not an easy one. Shortly after his arrival at Cai«area he went up to Jerusalem, and was at once urged t>v the Jews to bring Paul for trial. lie was suddenly rc<'alle<I to Caaaroa l>ecausc of the visit of Agrippa, but he detcrniLncd to attend to this case, and, on the day after his return, he takes up the matter of Paul's trial and suggests that Paul should consent to go up to Jerusalem. "Wilt thou go to Jerusalem and stand for your trial before m-?" Now Ro- man citizens were not compelled to take such a trial, and Paul is indig- nant over their subterfuges, and he takc'j a step that was to prove so im- fortnnt in his life, which was to bring im to Rome. He appeals to Csesar. Luke makes it clear that Paul was forced to this action only as a last retort. II. THE TRIAL HEKORE AGRIPPA, 2G : 19-29. V. 19. This is the most ceremonious •A all the trials which Paul ei.dufed. The pageantry of the state adds to Us impressiveness. King Agrippa was the great grandson of IIero<l the Great and had early won the favor of the Emperor of Rome, who had made him ruler of the northern parts of Pales- tine. "Clever, indolent and dissolute, he pursued a pn^Roman policy all through the Jewish iel)ellion of A. I). 6G-70, and lived at Rome for nearly thirty years ufU-r th:- fall of Joru- saleni." Agrippa had for a long time desired to see and hear Paul, and he and his sister gladly embrace this op- portunity. V. 2(t. Paul gives a thi.d narrative of his conversion, telling of the hcav- Desert Ractr^^ Ends Ancient Feud in Arabia SWORDFISH TRYING An action snapshot secured in New Zealand their freedom. TO GET LOOSE FROM HOOK These fish give spectacular displays In their efforts to win Farm Notes BEEF SCRAP AND BUTTERMILK FOR POULTRY Provinces, Is unfortunately so incon- ; splcuous as to give little or no hint of Us presence. Frequently frought, v.'ind, frost and other unfavorable lbs. for the cows on the sunflower silage, and 24.52 lbs. for the cows on the oats, peas and vetch silage, while the cost of feed per 100 lbs. of milk In the feeding of poultry at the 'â- ''a"y '•"e cause of an unhealthy ap Lacombe, AlberU. Experimental Sta- Pearance of a field. The division of tion, buttermilk and beef scrap were botany of the Kxperlmental Farms compared as a source of animal pro- ''"•'' '"'e° working on this disease for toin for winter egg production. Pens : several years, and has Issued a bulle- of white Wyandotte pullets were used : "n ^^''•^l' "^â„¢^-'' con.siderable light In the experiment, which lasted from.on ^^^ method in which It works, tie the ^eginning of November until the damage it causes, and givea the re conditions are blamed when foot-rot la^ produced was $1.63 and $1.78 respec- tively, showing that these two crops are very similar ia feeding valae, what little advantage there is lying wiiU the sunflower silage. Issued by the nirector of Publicity, Dominien: Department of Agriculture, OttiLwa. ^ end of the following April. Except for buttermilk given to one lot and suits of their investigations from the standpoint of control. beef scrap to the other the ration was , Proper cultural' loetUods, including the same with the different pons. At j dotations, the' possibility of develop- the end of the experiment it was found ' Ing resistant varietio , and the u.^e of the pens given beef scrap produced j chomiciil compoiiiu!.'; far Koed treat- slightly better results than those re-'ments. are indicated from the work ceiving butturniilk, from the s;tand- , done a« mRtlioJ., that m;iy be expected point of egg production. The co.st per to assist In the control of this and day of eggs produced was l.G cents ether diseases. per dozen In favor of the beef scrap, j Thi bulletin Is numbered 105 and The report of the superintendent entitled "Seeding Blight and Foot- of this 8lati4)ii, publtslied by the Do- Rots of Oats caused by Fursarluni partment of Agriculture at Ottawa, ' Colmorum (W.G. Sm) Sau. It Is pub- gives the result of many other ex- | libhed by the Department of Agrlcul- porlmcnts in the feeding of poultry : ture, Ottawa, aud copies may be ob- and in the other investigations and tained from the Publications Branch activities beiuK carried on at the Cen- 1 of the Department, tral Alberta Station. LOOKING SLENDER A stunning novelty silk crepe model that will delight you with its slender line. It has the important front flare too, with soft shirring at top to give a snug hipline. Two surfaces of black crepe satin is particularly chic for De- sign No. 914. Printed sheer velvet with plain velvet, black rayon velvet, myrtle green canton-faille crepe, mauve-brown flat silk crepe and black crepe Elizabeth al.so smart. Pattern in sizes .16, 38, 40, 42, 44, 4C, 48 and 50 inches bust ir.easui-e. Size 36 re- fiiiires SHyards of 40-inch material with 1V4 yards of 27-inch contrasting. Price 20c in stamps or coin (coin is preferred). Wrap coin carefully. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your ame and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 Wdat .'Adelaide .St., Toronto. Patterns sent by return mail. Solicitor (referring to a woman) â€" "Can you tell us her age?" "Witness â€" "No, I can't." Solicitorâ€" "Wa.s she old or young?" Witness â€" "I am un- able to say." fiolli'ltor â€" "Well, was she bobbed?" Witnes.i â€" "Bobbed, but that Is no guide to a woman's iigo in these days." PROFIT FROM MILKING HERD With a good milking herd aud a liberal supply of forage and other foods a good proflt can bo made in the production of milk at all seasons of the year. During the whole of 1!):;T a record was kept by the suporintcu- dent of the Lacombe, Alberta, Kxpi'ri- ineiital Station, of the weekly produc- tion and feed cost of tho milk pro- duced from a herd running from elRht to thirteen head. Durini? most of the year from twelve to thirtnen â-  cows were milking. Tho report of tho station, published by the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa, contains an interesting table showing tho cost of teed to produce 100 pqjinds of milk varying from as Peace Signed by Paramount Sheiks of 15 Important Bedouin Tribes Jerusalem â€" A long-standing desert feud has been ended by the peace pact signed at the Government House In Transjiirdan by the paramount si elks of 15 of the most important Bedouin tribes roaming Syria, Jebel Druze and Transjordan. The peace conclave was called by the French and British mandatories to adjust outstanding feuds resulting from loug- di.stanca inter-tribal raiding of such powerful, populous tribes on the Syrian site sd r otaetaetaotaoinnt Syrian side as the Ruallas, disposing of thousands of tents and tens of thousands of camels and horses; and on the "Transjordan side of Benl Sakhr and Howelitat. The ancient foes, after three days' bargaining agreed to sign a pact drafted by Europeans based on writ- ten and unwritten Bedouin law, un- der which the former enemies bury the hatchet. The pact does not con- tain a deflnlte undertaking regard- ing future peace, but the mutual for- giveness renders it unnecessary. Turkish Methods in Desert Emir S!:ekib. cousin of Abdullah, the ruler of Transjordan, presided; the British resident at Amman was represented by a young officer, Klrk- bride. na authority on Bedouin law and customs^ while five intelligence officers accompanied the desert chieftains from Syria. DIFFERENT SILAGES FOR DAIRY COWS In northern sections where corn for silage cannot be grown successfully | either of two crops may be used as a substitute. Silase from a mixture ] of oats, poas, and vetches seems to | giv.e res'tillfl about equal to sunflower j slldge tor feVdfng dairy cowa. These two crops were compared at the Do- minion Experimental Station for New I Ontario at Kapuskaslng. The super- intendent in his report for the year 1327 published by the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture, Ottawa, states that the experiment was car- ried on to determine the relative value of the two silages for milk production. Ten milking cows were selected which were in such stage of lactation that AN EXPLORER'S WIDOW Mrs. Mary Akeley. Her husband, Carl Akeley, American scientist, died on the slopes of an African volcano .while conducting an expedition tor the Belgian government. low as 63 cents to $1.30. From about each would continue milking through- the end of April to the first week In out tho following four thirty-day peri- October the cost was less than one ods which tho experiment covered, dollar a hundred. Without counting Duririg this period tho silage fed was other costs than feed tho profits from imorchanged from month to month the herd in milk ran as high as $63 a„j accurate records kept. This ex- iu seven days In the month of June; periment has been conducted yearly the lowest proflt for the year was for (or five years. For the first three the week ending January 15, when it years each animal was fed five pounds amounted to $14.94 from the eight per day more sunflower silage than cows then giving milk. ; „at8_ peas and vetch silage. This was The feeds were valued at 1% cents done to balance up tho c\ry matter as Silence When trouble is brewing, keep still. When slander is getting on its legs, keep still. When your feelings are hurt, keep stillâ€" till you recover from your excitement, at any rate. Things look different through an ua- agitated eye. Iu a coinmotlon. once, I wrote a letter aud sent it, and wished I had not. In my later years I had another commotion, and wrote a long letter; but lite rubbed a little sense Into me and I kept that letter in my pocket against the day when I- could look it over without agitation aud without tears. I was glad I did. Less and less it seemed necessary to send it. I was not sure !( would do any hurt, but In ^y doubtfulness leaned to reticence, and eventually it was de- stroyed. Time works wonJers. Walt till you Ing the later two years tho quantity of sunflower silage given was reduced, so that the cattle consumed equal quantities of each silage. Besides the silago ration, each cow received "twelve pounds of hay per day, and six re- ceived Iu addition twenty pounds of roots per day. The grain mixture consisted of bran, 4 parts; ground oats, 2 parts; ground barley, 2 parts, and oilcake, 2 parts. This was fed need to speak, maybe. Silence Is the most massive thing conceivable sometimes. It Is strength In very grandeur. â€" Burton. «- per pound for meal mixture, $4 per ijctween the two kinds of silage. Dur- ^^^ speak calmly; then you will not ton for onsllago; $15 per ton for hay; 88 per ton for oat green feed, and $2 a month per cow for pasture. Tho meal was mixed and fed in the propor- tion of 400 pounds rolled oats, 200 pounds bran, and 20 pounds oil cake meal. The meal was fed on the basis of 1 pound of the mixture for every 3Vi pounds of milk produced. ROOT ROT OF OATS Although all of the cereal grains are subject to diseases known a foot- London â€" A striking illustration of the different methods of the Turks and British ruling th0 desert is pro- Tided in the Bedouin peace pact The Turks used all t'Je wiles at their dlspolial in "ordet to keep the feude going, the usuai plan being to offer one tribe desert-grazing rights In the recognized beat of another. Gifts ol mouey were also employed. The quarrels over pasture, instead of end- peaceably, as between Abra'::am and. Lot, resulted in camel raiding. The basis of the present sattia- ment ia the old desert law that â-  "blood feuds arising from such quar- j rels need not necessarily be wiped out by the blood of some member of I the slayer's family, but can also be paid for iu money, camels or mares by tte family or tribe which has suf- fered the fewest casnaftfes." An Ancient Tril>e The Rualla chieftain is of the tant- ous family of Ihn Shaalan. Rualta used to wander from Horns and Hama in Syria a.s far south as Qua- srel-Azraq and Wdi Sirham, between Transjordan aud Nejd dominions, where their tt'rrltory encroached on that of their ancient foes, Beni Sakhr. Laely. however, they have been ob- liged to remain in the north of ?yrla. Beni Sakhr is said by some to be the ancient tribe of Issachar, but they have another name Alil-esh- Shimal. and tradition traces their descent to a child abandoned on the deser, presumably Tshmael. The Howeitat are a scattered tribe, and mainly center round Wadl Slrhan, but with branches stretching througli the peninsula to the deserts north- east of Cairo. They have been som» times on one side, sometimes on the other, In the Rualla-Benl Sakhr feud. While the two latter tribes are gen- erally highly regarded among th« Bedouin tribes, the Howeitat have a bad name for treachery. All three fought against the Turka In the Great War. Others There are two times when a sensi- ble man will not allow Ms position to Influence his attitude toward others too much. One time Is when he's top In accordance with the individual re-; of the heap. The other time is when rots or i-oot-rots, oats suffer perhapS'! nulromonts for tho cows, according he is at the bottom. The right kind more than tho other cereals. One to 'be quantity of milk being given. I of effort on the part of somebody may form on oats of a foot-rot or root-rot, l During the flvo-year period the aver- change the relative positions very more or less common in the Prairie ago dally production of milk was 24.83 quickly. Dawn Tlere Is something very beautiful to me iu the preparation for the sight of the sun which there is In dawn; and also In the light that remains In the sky after the sun has passed out of our sight, softeniug the transition to darkness, as the warm sense ol affection which is drawn out in a parting, and po.'sesses the heart for a time, softens the translttou to tho blank of absence. â€" John McLeod CampbeU. C^^ Mother â€" "Did you apologize to that lady, dear, for stepping ou her foot?" Small Boyâ€" "Yes, mother, I told her I was sorry she coulda't keep her feet out of my way." i</5UTT AND JEFF.â€" Bud Fisher. - ^ .. --u.'~»â€"i.._ ^^ "' i . -r; '^jerP, S€C VyMAT Jo6 spiv/ii BRouGur Me FROM PARiril MiPTY CI<iA(*CTr& HOLDCR, en ? When is a Quarter Not a Coin? â-  â- â€¢â€¢ '**^1*»i<*^»-«aif.